2017: Winning Solutions

Winning Solutions 2017

Winning solutions to the 2017 Challenge Problem! The top six finalist papers are shared here.

M3 Challenge Champions, $20,000 Team Prize
Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Team # 8597), Lincolnshire, Illinois
Coach: Paul Kim
Students: Joshua Yoon, Haoyang Yu, Andrew Hwang, Deepak Moparthi, Albert Cao

M3 Challenge First Runner Up, $15,000 Team Prize
Westford Academy (Team # 9653), Westford, Massachusetts
Coach: Lisa Gartner
Students: Nihar Sheth, Harshal Sheth, Kartik Singh, Adithya Vellal

M3 Challenge Third Place, $10,000 Team Prize
Johns Creek High School (Team #9120), Alpharetta, Georgia
Coach: Julie Meert
Students: Daniel Bodea, Jamie Wang, Anshul Tusnial, Akhil Vaidya, Alex Hammond

M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
High Technology High School (Team # 8878), Lincroft, NJ
Coach: Ellen LeBlanc
Students: Lori Zhang, Anjali Nambrath, Eric Jiang, Arvind Yalavarti, Kevin Yan

M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
Montgomery Blair High School (Team # 9479), Silver Spring, Maryland
Coach: William Rose
Students: James Vinson, Eshan Tewari, Siddharth Taneja, Andrew Komo, Annie Zhao

M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
NC School of Science and Mathematics (Team # 8873), Durham, North Carolina
Coach: Dan Teague
Students: Angela Deng, Evan Jiang, Miguel de los Reyes, Lucy Wu, Dory Li


Six additional teams, whose papers underwent in-depth discussion by judges but missed making it into the top six, are recognized with Semi-Finalist Team Prizes of $1,500 each:

Adlai E Stevenson High School (Team #8599), Lincolnshire, Illinois
Coach: Paul Kim

Pine View School (Team #8779), Osprey, Florida
Coach: Christine DeVeau

Edgemont Jr Sr High School (Team #8959), Scarsdale, New York
Coach: Bryan Paul

Raleigh Charter High School Team #9145), Raleigh, North Carolina
Coach: Barbara Soloman

Walter Johnson High School (Team #9258), Bethesda, Maryland
Coach: James Choi

Clear Falls High School (Team #9284), League City, Texas
Coach: Scott Black

Teams representing an additional 78 schools are awarded Honorable Mention Team Prizes of $1,000 each for noteworthy solutions.

GRANVILLE JR SR HIGH SCHOOL, GRANVILLE, New York
CHARTER SCHOOL OF WILMINGTON, WILMINGTON, Delaware
NORTH PENN HIGH SCHOOL, LANSDALE, Pennsylvania
NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL HIGH SCH, WINSTED, Connecticut
CENTRAL BUCKS-SOUTH HIGH SCH, WARRINGTON, Pennsylvania
VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, W DES MOINES, Iowa
ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL, ALBANY, California
LAKE ZURICH HIGH SCHOOL, LAKE ZURICH, Illinois
WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, WESTLAKE VLG, California
HATBORO-HORSHAM SR HIGH SCHOOL, HORSHAM, Pennsylvania
YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, ARLINGTON, Virginia
CATONSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, BALTIMORE, Maryland
ORANGE CO HIGH SCH OF THE ARTS, SANTA ANA, California
GOV LIVINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL, BERKELEY HTS, New Jersey
MONTGOMERY BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL, SILVER SPRING, Maryland
ROBINSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, TAMPA, Florida
INGLEMOOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, KENMORE, Washington
BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY SCH, INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana
PINE VIEW SCHOOL, OSPREY, Florida
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY, LINCROFT, New Jersey
DUNLAP HIGH SCHOOL, DUNLAP, Illinois
BIOTECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL, FREEHOLD, New Jersey
FAIR LAWN HIGH SCHOOL, FAIR LAWN, New Jersey
STANTON COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL, JACKSONVILLE, Florida
LOYOLA ACADEMY, WILMETTE, Illinois
LOUDOUN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, STERLING, Virginia
HIGH TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL, LINCROFT, New Jersey
COLUMBUS NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, COLUMBUS, Indiana
UNION CO MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL, SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey
COLUMBUS NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, COLUMBUS, Indiana
CYPRESS FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON, Texas
THE ACADEMY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON THE UNION COUNTY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS, SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey
RYE NECK HIGH SCHOOL, MAMARONECK, New York
NILES NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, Illinois
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, WESTFIELD, New Jersey
JULIA R MASTERMAN MID HIGH SCH, PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL, SACHSE, Texas
CARMEL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, CARMEL, Indiana
MARVIN RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, WAXHAW, North Carolina
HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, MEQUON, Wisconsin
POCONO MOUNTAIN EAST HIGH SCH, SWIFTWATER, Pennsylvania
MASTERS SCHOOL, DOBBS FERRY, New York
JOHNSTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSTON, Rhode Island
FT MILL HIGH SCHOOL, FORT MILL, South Carolina
WAUCONDA CMTY HIGH SCHOOL, WAUCONDA, Illinois
MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL, VANCOUVER, Washington
THOMAS JEFFERSON HS-SCI & TECH, ALEXANDRIA, Virginia
CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL, HELENA, Montana
FRIENDS CENTRAL SCHOOL, WYNNEWOOD, Pennsylvania
MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL , MIDLAND, Michigan
BASIS SCHOOL- SCOTTSDALE, SCOTTSDALE, Arizona
HUNTER COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, NEW YORK, New York
ILLINOIS MATH & SCIENCE ACAD, AURORA, Illinois
SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL , ANN ARBOR, Michigan
NEWTON SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, NEWTON CENTRE, Massachusetts
NEWTON SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, NEWTON CENTRE, Massachusetts
COCOA BEACH JR SR HIGH SCHOOL, COCOA BEACH, Florida
THOMAS JEFFERSON HS-SCI & TECH, ALEXANDRIA, Virginia
SHENANDOAH VLY GOVERNOR’S SCH, FISHERSVILLE, Virginia
WINCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL, WINCHESTER, Massachusetts
MAGGIE L WALKER GOVERNOR’S SCH, RICHMOND, Virginia
MILLS GODWIN HIGH SCHOOL, HENRICO, Virginia
NEUQUA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, NAPERVILLE, Illinois
NASHOBA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, BOLTON, Massachusetts
CHESTERTON HIGH SCHOOL, CHESTERTON, Indiana
ORONO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, LONG LAKE, Minnesota
MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLEBURY, Vermont
WEST LAFAYETTE JR SR HIGH SCH, W LAFAYETTE, Indiana
LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL, LOS ALTOS, California
WILSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, WEST LAWN, Pennsylvania
MARINE ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, New Jersey
GOLDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GOLDEN, Colorado
BENILDE-ST MARGARET’S SCHOOL, ST LOUIS PARK, Minnesota
GREATER LATROBE SR HIGH SCHOOL, LATROBE, Pennsylvania
SOUTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, BEAVERTON, Oregon
KINGS HIGH SCHOOL, KINGS MILLS, Ohio
NICHOLS SCHOOL, BUFFALO, New York
LOVELESS ACADEMIC MAGNET HS , MONTGOMERY, Alabama